Data set from Children looked after in England including adoptions

Duration of placements by type ceasing during the year - NATIONAL

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Duration of placement ceasing during the year, by placement type. Data formerly in table B3

Data set details

Theme
Children's social care
Publication
Children looked after in England including adoptions
Release type
Geographic levels
National
Indicators
  • Number
  • Percentage
Filters
  • Duration of placements
  • Placement type
Time period
2020 to 2024

Data set preview

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
time_periodtime_identifiergeographic_levelcountry_codecountry_nameplacement_durationplacement_groupnumberpercentage
2024Reporting yearNationalE92000001England1 to 7 daysAll placements1020010
2024Reporting yearNationalE92000001England1 to 7 daysFoster placements631013
2024Reporting yearNationalE92000001England1 to 7 daysIndependent and semi-independent living arrangements/ supported accommodation9805
2024Reporting yearNationalE92000001England1 to 7 daysOther placement136018
2024Reporting yearNationalE92000001England1 to 7 daysOther residential settings91024

Variables in this data set

Table showing all 4 variables
Variable nameVariable description
numberNumber
percentagePercentage
placement_durationDuration of placements
placement_groupPlacement type

Footnotes

  1. Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Percentages and averages rounded to the nearest whole number. Figures in some tables may be suppressed, denoted by a 'c'. Figures exclude children looked after under a series of short-term placements. Historical data may differ from older publications which is mainly due to amendments made by local authorities after the previous publication.
  2. A placement may cease but the child will continue to be looked after if a new placement begins immediately. This table gives counts of placements, not children. If a child has more than one placement in the year then each will be included.
  3. Analysis of revisions in previous years suggests that total numbers of placements ceasing in the latest year are often revised upwards by around 10,000 the following year as information is updated on LA systems.
  4. From 28 April 2023, supported accommodation providers in England were able to register with Ofsted and it became illegal for a supported accommodation provider to operate if they had not submitted a complete application which had been accepted by 28 October 2023. For 2024, figures in the category 'Independent and semi-independent living arrangements/supported accommodation' include young people, before 28 October 2023, who were placed in former semi independent living accommodation or who formerly lived independently, and also young people in placements from 28 April 2023 onwards at a provider that had submitted a complete application to Ofsted to operate as a supported accommodation provider by the deadline.

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